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单词 elingued
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elinguedadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ēlinguis , -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin ēlinguis (see elinguid adj.) + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier elinguate v. and later elinguid adj.
Obsolete.
Deprived of the tongue; (figurative) speechless, dumb.
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the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > unable to speak > temporarily deprived of speech
speechlessc1374
mute1483
elingued?1623
?1623 O. Felltham Resolues xl. 127 If it bee by speech a man is to act his part, feare puts an ague in his tongue, and often leaues him..or quite elingued.
1658 J. Quarles Hist. Most Vile Dimagoras iii. 101 Fear, more then..pain, Made him elingued.
1773 J. Peshall in A. Wood & J. Peshall Antient & Present State City of Oxf. App. 16/1 Arms, Sab. 2 Lions, Arg. combatant and elingued.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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